---
type: lake
name: "Browns Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Ely"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 219
max_depth_ft: 19
latitude: 47.95939
longitude: -91.76078
lake_score: 21
dnr_lake_id: "38078000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/browns-lake
---

# Browns Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Ely

- **Surface Area**: 219 acres
- **Max Depth**: 19 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 21/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Browns Lake is a 219-acre lake near Ely in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 19 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 4 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2011.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 4
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2011
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Fall Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/fall-lake) - 0.9 miles, 2,258 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/cedar-lake) - 1.5 miles, 465 acres
- [Newton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/newton-lake) - 2.5 miles, 516 acres
- [Garden Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/garden-lake) - 2.6 miles, 653 acres
- [Stub Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/stub-lake) - 2.7 miles, 89 acres
- [Hobo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/hobo-lake) - 3.1 miles, 74 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.95939,-91.76078)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38078000)
- [All lakes in Lake County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/browns-lake)*